Five things to know about Thursday, Day 13 of the London Olympics:
–Still the man: Bolt leads Jamaican sweep in 200-meter final.
–Solo saves the day as American women rack up medals.
–U.S. takes top two spots in decathlon, men’s triple jump.
–Pistorius, South Africa get another chance in relay final.
–Olympic official to AP: IOC to strip Tyler Hamilton of 2004 gold.
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Usain Bolt greeted the excited crowd with a royal wave when he was introduced Thursday night.
Turns out the sprint king was also waving goodbye to his competition.
Bolt blew away the field in the 200-meter final, easing up as he crossed the finish line in 19.32 seconds to become the only man with two Olympic titles in the event.
With camera flashes dotting the seats throughout Olympic Stadium, Bolt repeated the 100-200 double he produced at the Beijing Games, leading a Jamaican sweep. Training partner and pal Yohan Blake was second in 19.44, and Warren Weir got the bronze in 19.84, nearly a half-second behind the champion.
The 6-foot-5 Bolt celebrated with a couple pushups and also grabbed a camera from someone in the photographers’ well and trained it at the group who were clicking away.
Bolt’s victory dominated the track and field schedule, but American women were on the march all over the London Games.
Carli Lloyd scored in each half, Hope Solo made a couple of big stops and the U.S. women’s soccer team won its third straight Olympic gold medal, beating Japan 2-1 in a rematch of last year’s World Cup final and avenging the most painful loss in its history.
Before 80,203 at Wembley Stadium, a record crowd for a women’s soccer game at the Olympics, the teams put on a back-and-forth, don’t-turn-your-head showcase, proving again that these are the two premier teams in the world. Yuki Ogimi scored in the 63rd minute but the U.S. held on for the win behind Solo’s solid performance in net.
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